Dr. Nikita J. Kulkarni working as an Associate Professor and Head of Department of Computer Engineering in K J College of Engineering and Management Research, Pune. She has completed her bachelor, Master and Ph.D in Computer Engineering from Mumbai University, She has an teaching experience in Computer Engineering and Information Technology courses over twenty years spanning across various institutes in Mumbai and Pune. She is a life-member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). She has secured First Rank at “Avishkar Research Convention 2017-18”. She has 8 published patents, UK Design and Copyrights. She has published papers in various Scopus- indexed Journals, International journals and Conferences. She has also organized and participated in various Faculty Development Programs, STTP's, International Conferences, Seminars and workshops.